54 Scientists' Open Letter on Aging Research

The research I see as most needed is that on dementia including
Alzheimers, which is only one type. People can deal pretty well with
the other aspects of aging, but memory loss is not recognized by the
person who has it and is often accompanied by paranoia and other
symptoms that makes them difficult to deal with.

jimstevens...

I don't know about that. I feel challenged to remember at times. I
also find I get bit confused at times. Nothing real serious but have
to consciously attend to things now

El Castor...

There may be an answer to that. There is a growing body of evidence
that the brain is more flexible than we realize, actually does have
unused capacity, and can be trained to utilize new pathways and to an
extent, reverse the aging process. I'm currently involved in a study
sponsored by a local university and a private corporation that is
designed to test software intended to do just that. I can't talk about
it, but when it's over I think I'll have more to say.

The Japanese game company, Nintendo, is about to release some
interesting software in the United States. This is unrelated to
anything I'm doing, but is probably of value.

"After decades of exercising your thumbs, Nintendo moves to your mind.
What is Brain Age?
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day for Nintendo DS is a fun,
rewarding form of entertainment everyone can enjoy, as it helps
players flex their mental muscles. Brain Age is inspired by the
research of Professor Ryuta Kawashima, a prominent Japanese
neuroscientist. His studies evaluated the impact of performing certain
reading and mathematic exercises to help stimulate the brain.

Brain Age presents quick mental activities that help keep your DS
brain in shape. Activities include quickly solving simple math
problems, counting people going in and out of a house simultaneously,
drawing pictures on the Touch Screen, reading classic literature out
loud, and more. You can also play sudoku, the number puzzle game which
has become an extremely popular feature in U.S. newspapers.

On your first day of exercise, you will take a series of tests and get
a score that determines how old your brain is. This number is called
your "DS Brain Age". By performing daily exercises just minutes a day
over weeks and months, the better you'll get at the exercises and the
lower your DS Brain Age will become. "

Jeff

"The moonbats bark thrice at midnight."

Golden State Poppy...

That is part of the normal process of aging. I just finished the AARP
driving course and they address this. We need to focus more as we age
and not get distracted. I practice this when I am out driving. It is
so easy to let the mind drift off onto a more interesting subject than
driving.